Sooner or later, every Stardew Valley player will come across crab pots. And there are a few questions that may arise. Are they worth the trouble? How do they work? Well, there are a few mechanics behind this item and a couple of things that even more experienced players might not be aware of.
The game’s economics requires fans to analyze certain aspects of what they decide to spend their resources on to make the most amount of profit in the shortest amount of time. So, here is all there is to know about this interesting item.
10 Placement Locations
Crab pots are an easy way to catch fish. Especially taking into consideration how hard it can be to fish with the fish rod. The player controls a bar and needs to be able to move it correctly and stay on top of the fish. Plus, higher difficulty fish will move much faster. So, thankfully, crab pots can be placed just about anywhere (except fountains) with water in Stardew Valley.
Crab pots need to be placed on the shore of a body of water, they will work on ponds, lakes, rivers, and the ocean. They will collect different types of fish depending on where they’re placed. Crab pots placed in freshwater won’t catch the same fish as those placed in the ocean.
9 How Bait Works
There are various types of bait in Stardew Valley. There is standard bait, wild bait, magic bait, and magnets. When adding bait to the crab pot, any type will do. However, it won’t make a difference because none of these will actually provide any benefits. The results will always be the same as crab pots will not produce more than one fish nor any treasure.
If the player chooses the Luremaster profession once they reach level 10 of the Fishing Skill, crab pots will no longer require bait in order to produce.
8 How Experience Work
Although it isn’t necessarily fishing, harvesting a crab pot will count towards leveling up the Fishing Skill. Each crab pot that is harvested provides 5 experience points (XP). This number does not change, meaning that even if the player collects trash (which would normally be worth 3 XP), they will still earn 5 XP. However, they won’t receive much compared to catching fish with a fishing pole.
Catching a fish with a regular fishing pole always grants more experience. The fishing formula actually takes into account the fish’s quality and its difficulty to catch.
7 They Don’t Make Great Gifts
Friendships in Stardew Valley work according to a point system. The more points the player accumulates with a certain villager, the higher their friendship score will be. This is represented by a heart meter in-game.
One way to gain extra points is by gifting to villagers. They can be gifted up to two gifts per week. Depending on the person, they will either love, like, feel neutral, dislike or hate a gift. This might not come as a surprise but Pelican Town residents won’t appreciate it if the player gifts them crab pots. In fact, they don’t just dislike it, they will actively hate it.
6 There’s A Crab Pot Bundle
One of the main objectives in Stardew Valley is to restore the Community Center. This can be done by completing various bundles that require different skills and resources. The bundles are themed according to the room they’re in.
Once the player completes their first bundle, the Fish Tank will be available for restoration. One of the Fish Tank bundles is the Crab Pot Bundle. This is completed by collecting several different items from crab pots. The player will receive 3 crab pots. Given how expensive they can be to craft, the reward once it is done is actually pretty nice.
5 Mariner Profession
The chances of a crab pot collecting trash instead of fish are actually pretty high. In fact, there is a 38% chance of trash appearing in a crab pot, and this does not change with luck or with a higher Fishing Skill. Therefore, players that want to invest in crab pots should definitely consider the Mariner profession.
Once a player reaches level 10 in the Fishing Skill they will have to choose between Mariner and Luremaster. Mariner will make it so crab pots never produce trash again. However, by not choosing Luremaster, the player must keep re-baiting their crab pots.
4 The Materials Required
Crab pots are a bit expensive to craft, especially in the early game. To craft one crab pot, the player will need 3 iron bars and 40 wood. Most gamers will craft quite a few at a time, meaning that they’ll need to multiply those numbers a fair amount. Early on, getting these items in such large quantities can be difficult.
However, players that are thinking about using crab pots more often in their gameplay should consider the Trapper profession. It can be acquired once level 5 of the Fishing Skill is reached. Once the player obtains this profession, the crafting requirements will drop to 2 copper bars and 25 wood.
3 Wait A Whole Day After Setting
There is no point in rechecking crab pots throughout the day, these items do not work within minutes. After the bait has been placed inside, they will take about a day to catch something.
They are very low maintenance so they become the perfect chore since it can be completed at the same time as gamers walk through Pelican Town and their farms. They can be harvested and instantly re-baited. Then, the players can go about their day or leave this easy task for the late afternoon and finish it before they go to sleep for the night.
2 Fishing Achievements
Stardew Valley has a few achievements that will grant the player rewards once completed. There are four fishing achievements including Fisherman, Ol’ Mariner, Mother Catch, and Master Angler. In order to complete the first three, the player must catch 10, 24, and 100 fish, respectively. In order to obtain Master Angler, the player must catch every fish in the game.
Fish caught in crab pots will actually count towards finishing these achievements. Although, it is not possible to complete Master Angler by solely resorting to crab pots.
1 It’s A Long Term Investment
Crab pots are definitely a long term investment. They aren’t as profitable as the majority of the other activities available to the player in the early game. Especially because they can be so expensive to craft, or buy. They can actually be bought from Willy for 1500 gold, but that’s a significant amount of change at the beginning of a playthrough.
However, since they don’t require much maintenance and bait is pretty easy to come around, they’re actually a great passive way to make some income.
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